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Por Vs. Para Spanish

Por Vs. Para Spanish Por y para You’ve probably noticed that there are two ways to express “for” in Spanish: Por Para In this slide show, we’ll look

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Por Vs. Para

Spanish

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Por y paraPor y para

  You’ve probably noticed that there are two ways to express “for” in Spanish: Por Para

  In this slide show, we’ll look at how these two prepositions are used.

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Some preliminariesSome preliminaries

  Think of some examples that you already know: Por favor. Por el momento. ¿Hay un banco por aquí? Este regalo es para ti. Trabajo para un

restaurante chino.

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What’s the difference?What’s the difference?

  There is a difference in the way that the objects of the prepositions are perceived.

  Rather than give you a long theoretical explanation, I’ll give you an acronym for para: P.E.R.F.E.C.T.

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P.E.R.F.E.C.T.   Use para when talking about:

  Purpose: “in order to”: used together with an infinitive.

  Effect that something has on something else.

  Recipient

  Future dates, deadlines, or events

  Employment

  Comparison   Toward a specific place

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Purpose

  Purpose: “in order to”: used together with an infinitive.

  Estudio para sacar buenas notas.

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Effect

  Effect that something has on something else.

  Voy a la universidad para ser profesor de español.

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Recipient

  Recipient: the person or entity that receives something:

  Este regalo es para ti.

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Future

  Future dates, deadlines, or events

  Esta tarea es para mañana y el proyecto es para el lunes.

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Employment

  Employment

  Trabajo para un restaurante chileno.

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Comparison

  Comparison

  Para un niño de cinco años, lee y escribe muy bien.

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Toward

  Toward a specific place

  Camina para el parque.

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What about ‘por’?What about ‘por’?Essentially, por is used in all instances when P.E.R.F.E.C.T. does not apply.   

However, if you like to collect acronyms, here is one to use with por: A.T.R.A.C.T.E.D   This acronym covers many, but not all, of the main uses of por. There are many idiomatic expressions that use por.

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A.T.R.A.C.T.E.D.

  Use por when talking about:

  Around a place

  Through a place

  Reason

  After, as in “going to get something”

  Cost

  Thanks

  Exchange   Duration

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Around

  Around a place

  ¿Hay un banco por aquí?

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Through

  Through a place

  Paso por el parque todos los días.

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Reason

  Reason

  ¿Por qué llegaste tarde?

  Por el tráfico.

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After

  After, as in “going to get something”; usually used after ir.

  Voy al supermercado por pan y leche.

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After

  After, as in “going to get something”; usually used after ir.

  Voy al supermercado por pan y leche.

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Cost

  Cost

  Pagué 20 euros por esta chaqueta.

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Thanks

  Thanks: use por after “gracias.”

  Gracias por la ayuda.

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Exchange

  Exchange

  Quiero cambiar estos zapatos rojos por esos negros.

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Duration

  Duration

  He vivido aquí por más de diez años.

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Let’s practice!Let’s practice!

  ¿A qué hora trabajas en el restaurante?

  Trabajo ____ la tarde.   

  Trabajo por la tarde.

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Otro, por favor…Otro, por favor… ¿Adónde vas?

Voy al mercado.

¿___ qué?

Voy ____ fruta fresca.

Quiero comprar fresas,

manzanas, uvas, y peras _____

hacer una ensalada de frutas.

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Las respuestas:Las respuestas:   ¿Adónde vas?

  Voy al mercado.

  ¿Por qué?

Voy por fruta fresca.

Quiero comprar fresas,manzanas, uvas y peras para hacer una ensalada de frutas.

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Un ejercicio másUn ejercicio más

  ¿Dónde trabajas?

  Trabajo ____ Microtel.

  ¿Y qué haces allí?

  Preparo informes [reports] ____ clientes internacionales.

  Parece aburrido. ¿Te gusta?   ____ un trabajo de oficina, no está mal. Preparo dos o tres informes ____ semana.

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Las respuestas:Las respuestas:

  ¿Dónde trabajas?

  Trabajo para Microtel.

  ¿y qué haces allí?

  Preparo informes [reports] para clientes internacionales.

  Parece aburrido. ¿Te gusta?   Para un trabajo de oficina, no está mal. Preparo dos o tres informes por semana.

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Perfect Atracted!Perfect Atracted!

  That’s all for now. Remember the acronym P.E.R.F.E.C.T. for “para.”

  You can either use “por” for all other cases, or you can remember the acronym A.T.R.A.C.T.E.D.

  

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